Paper-roll attachment.



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WILLAM E. BLUE, vor NIAGARA FALLS, NEW Youn..

PAPER-ROLL ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent-No.- 64s ,s s7, daten may 1 1900.

` Application met agua 17, i899. smart. 727,567. uit man To @ZZ wvont it m'fty'colwern: with'aflongitudinal'slot 22, through which is Be itknown thatLWlLLIAME. BLE', acitipassed a screw 23 intol the bar 15 and which zen ofthe Unitedl States', residing at Niagara' holds the link firmly in place., although ad- 55 Falls, in thel county of Niagara and State of j-ustably` The pivots 21 lie in the rear of the 5 'New York, have'invented' a new'and 'useful center of gravity of' the bar -19@ Attachment for Paper-Rolls,vof which thefol- In practice the end of thepa'per-'roll is lowing is a specification. passed between the bars 15 and '519 and lpro- This invention relates to attachments for jects beyond their front faces and in-a po- 6o paper-rollsof that classdesigned for the Wrapsiti'n to'be -grasped .by the 0perator. The

ro ping of bundles,"a nd particularly to the tearfrontmee'ting edges of 'the bars act toyield'- ing means thereof and it has for its object ably gripthe paper lying therebetweenand to provide a construction which may beapprevent accidental displacement of the paper.- plied to an ordinary. frame and roll of 'paper When it is desired to remove a section ofthe 65 mounted therein and which will automaticfroll, the 'paper is grasped vbetween the bars I 5- ally grip the paper and hold it against un.- 15 and 19 and is drawn outwardly to thedef winding during 4the tearing operation. 1 sired extent, after which it is raised, to-'lie In the drawings forming a portionof this against thefront edge 21 of the 'bar 19. By specification, and in which similar numerals then drawing upwardly upon the paper the 7o of reference designate corresponding parts, rear end of the bar 19 will b e rocked down? zo Figure lisa perspective view of a frame carwardlyaud caused vto grip the paper against rying a roll ofwrap'ping-paper supplied with the bar 15 to prevent its |movement between my attachment. Fig. 2 is an end view with the bars. The paperinay then be drawn up# the lower portion of the frame removed. wardly against the'edgel 24 to.tear it. When 75 Referring now to the drawings, 5 is vthe base the section of paper is torn od', the'projecting 25l of vthe frame,'to which are-.fixed uprights 6 portion of the paper will drop into thefposiand 7, having' longitudinal slots 8l and 9 in tionlshownin Fig. 1, to be again grasped and their upper ends andliaving an upper cross drawn outwardly; The bar 19 has its pivot piece or brace10. DoWnWardly-ran-ging slots 2l loosely mounted in the link 20, so that it' 8o 11 are also formed in the uprights just below will move freely, and when the section ofpa- 3o the Vslots 8 and 9, and which slots 11 form per is torn QE the gripping action will cease bearings for theshaft 12 of a paper-supportand the bar 19 will tilt forwardly and will ing roller 13, upon which is disposed a roll of grip and prevent accidental displacement of wrapping-paper 14. A bar 15, having a con' the paper. The edges of the bar 1 5 engaging 85 caved lower face, is provided with projections -the roll are rounded,. as shown, so'that any 35 16 at itsv ends', whichjplay in the slots 8 and 9 unevenness in the paper due to a tear or prof' and prevent displacement of the bar, which jeetion will pass readilybeneath the Abars I5. latter has a fiat top 17 and upwardly-conver- It will of course be understood that in 'prac- V ging sides 18. A second bar 19 is disposed tice the specificconstruetion andarrangement go above the bar 15 vand in cross-section is slibherein shown and described may be varied,'

4o stantially a 'rhoinbus,4 the lower side of which, andalso that the proportions andl materials adjacent the upper side 17 of the bar 15, hav, .thereof inaylbealt'ered to adapt it to any paring substantially the same width as the face ticular use and for any sizeof roll 5 also, that of said bar. 'lhe front .side of vthe bar'19 it may bev altered to bel applied to various Vg5 meets the under side directly above the line styles .of roller-,supporting frames. Further- 45 of meeting of the upper and front sides of the 'moi-e, if desired, the bar 19 may be omitted bar 15, the front sides of vsaid-bars lying at, and the paper 'torn o against the under side substantially/right angles to eachother. vThe corner'of the bar 15. bar 19 is pivotally connected with the bar l15 Having thus'described the invention, what xoo throughthe medium of a link 2O at each end is claimed is- 1 v 5o thereof :and through oney end of which is v1. "1 `he combination lwith a supportingpassed a pivot-pin 21, carriedby the bar 19. frame adapted to receive a paper-roll, of va The opposi-te end of the link 20 is provided bar slidably mounted in the frame, 'a second first-named bar barpivotally connected Withthe first barand having a tearing edge, the-second oar being adapted to exert a clamping actionY with one 'edge against the first bar when 'moved in one l direction lupon its pivot, and tdexert a c1a1nping action with its opposite edgeagainst the when moved inan opposite iirection.

2. The combination with a supporting` frame adapted to receive a paper-roll, of a bar'having a concavedface adapted to lie po'n a' roll- Within the frame, a'second bar pivotally connected with the' first-named bar and adapted to lie upon the first bar and to. 'exert a gripping action uponl the' paper. from the roll passed between it and the first-named bar, and a tear-ing edge upon the vsecond bar arrangedat one side of the pivotal connection of the second bar and adapted to receive pressure dnringthe tearing operationto cause dit te exert 'a gripping force against the rst bar at a dierent point.

t 3. The combination. with a supporting iframe adapted to receive a paper-roll, of a bar slidabiy connected with the frame and having upwardly-convergingside faces, a second bar pivotally connected with the firstnamed bar and having a tearing edge and adapted to exert a gripping action against the "first bar, the adjacent'front faces of the bars -.being disposed convergingly.

4. The combination withy a supportingframe adapted to receive a paper-roll, of a the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

c WM. S. PIERCE,

.JAMES E. RUTLEDGE.

-. WILLIAM E. BLUE.I y

Abar slidably mounted in the'frame, a second Abar pivotaily and adj ustably connected with 

